Williams, James Thomas, 1881-1969

Epithet: son-in-law of A de Candole vicar of Ayot St Lawrence

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x0000a4

Journalist.

From the description of Papers, 1836-1947 (bulk 1904-1942). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 25179879

Editor, Journalist.

From the description of Reminiscences of James Thomas Williams, Jr. : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727668

• 1881, Aug. 10: Born, Lincolnton, N.C.
• 1897 - 1898 : Attended Furman College in Greenville, S.C.
• 1898 - 1900 : Attended the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
• 1901: Received B.A. from Columbia University
• 1901 - 1902 : Employed at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C.
• 1902 - 1906 : Washington correspondent for Associated Press (AP)
• 1904: AP representative at Democratic and Republican national conventions
• 1905: AP representative at Portsmouth Peace Conference
• 1906 - 1908 : Washington correspondent for the Boston Evening Transcript
• 1907: Elected member of U.S. Naval Institute
• 1908: Worked for Republican Party and on campaign staff of William Howard Taft
• 1909: U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. Contracted tuberculosis and admitted to Fort Bayard Army Hospital in New Mexico.
• 1910 - 1912 : Editor and part owner of the Tucson Citizen newspaper
• 1912: Delegate-at-large from Arizona at Republican National Convention
• 1912 - 1925 : Editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, a Republican newspaper
• 1917: Applied for service in U.S. Army and was rejected because of physical disability
• 1920: Decorated Knight of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) and Commander of the Order of the Crown (Italy)
• 1924: Received honorary (D.C.L.) degree from the University of the South; Appointed to Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy by President Coolidge
• 1925 - 1927 : Columnist for the Boston American, a Hearst paper
• 1925 - 1937 : Contributing editor for Hearst's National Syndicate in Washington, D.C.
• 1928: Received LL.D. from Norwich University
• 1937 - 1938 : Washington representative for the Chicago Daily News foreign service
• 1939 - 1947 : Employed at Sperry Gyroscope Corporation for public relations
• 1967: Returned to Greenville, S.C. to live with sister
• 1969, Dec. 26: Died in Greenville, S.C.

After 1937 and for the remainder of his career, he lectured across the country and was a free lance writer. Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Society of the Cincinnati, and Metropolitan, Cosmos, Army and Navy clubs.

From the guide to the James T. Williams Papers, 1836-1947, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)